Transmission hoist



April 23, 1940.

' M. PANCHUK TRANSMISSION HOIST Filed May 9, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 VIIIg ,e 'I'A I Inventor 'MICHAEL- PANCHUK,

April 23, 1940.

M. PANCHUK 2,198,414 TRANSMISSION HOIST Filed May 9, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet2 1 ii a 5 IO OI a lnven lor MICHAEL PANC-HUK,

Patented AprJZS, 1940- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TRAN SMISSION HOISTMichael Panchuk, Newark, N. J.

Application May 9, 1939, Serial No. 272,685

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements intransmission hoists for auto mounted in the vehicle after the floorboardshave been removed to facilitate removing and replacing thetransmission.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a transmission hoist ofthe character described which will be comparatively simple inconstructionJstrong, durable, highly efiicient and reliable in use,compact and whichmay be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of theinvention will become apparent from a study of the followingspecification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawingswherein like characters of reference 20 designate corresponding partsthroughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure l is a view'in side elevation of a transmission hoist constructedin accordance with the present invention, showing the device mounted 25in position ready for use.

Figure 2 is a cross sectional view, taken substantially on the line 22of Fig. l.

Figure 3 is a cross sectional view, taken substantially on the line 33of Fig. l and looking so rearwardly, as indicated by the arrows.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the invention.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that theembodiment of the invention 35 which has been illustrated comprises aframe structure of any suitable metal which is designated generally bythe reference numeral I. The frame 1 includes a rear leg 2, acomparatively short front leg 3 and an inclined intermediate portion 4connecting said legs. This is shown to advantage in Figs. 1 and 4 of thedrawings.

Rigidly secured transversely on the lower end portion of the rear leg 2of the frame I is a supporting bar 5. The end portions of the bar 5 areadapted to rest on the side members 6 of the automobile frame. Clamps Iretain the bar 5 on the frame members 6 of the vehicle.

Rigidlysecured on the lower end portion of the comparatively short leg 3of the frame structure l is an arcuate metallic bar 8. The bar 8 isadaptedto rest on the fly wheel housing 9 of the engine H) of thevehicle, with the shape of which housing said bar 8 substantiallyconforms. Extending between the upper portions of the legs 2 and 3 ofthe framestructure I is a metallic rail H of circular cross section.Mounted to travelon the rail II is a double hoist chain pulley I2. Thereference numeral l3 designates the transmission ofthe automobile to beremoved.

It is thought that the operation of the hoist will be apparent from aconsideration of the foregoing. To remove a transmission, the floorboards of the automobile are taken out to permit mounting of the framestructure I in position. The double hoist chain pulley I2 is rolled toposition on the rail II and a chain I4 is looped under the transmissionand connected to said hoist pulley. Then, by actuating the hoist pulleythe transmission may be expeditiously raised out of-the frame. Theconstruction and arrangement is such that the devicemay be mounted indifferent makes of automobiles. The hoist is also adapted to facilitatereplacement of the transmission in the vehicle.

It is believed that the many advantages of a transmission hoistconstructed in accordance with the present invention will be readilyunderstood and although a preferred embodiment of. the device is asillustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in thedetails of con-- struction and in the combination andarrangetransversely on the lower end of the rear leg and adapted to reston the frame of the automobile, an arcuate bar mounted on the lower endof the front leg and engageable on the fly wheel housing of the engineof the automobile, a rail extending horizontally between the legs in theupper portion of the frame, and a hoist pulley for lifting thetransmission operable on said rail.

MICHAEL PANCHUK.

